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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
12
A Constitutionalist junta based at 912 West Houston San Antonio plans a Monday evening Beetho ven hall meeting to raise funds for Mexican refugees at Eagle Pass. Local sympathizers across Texas will be asked to donate for food clothing and shelter for destitute refugees.
The item notes an address 307 Alamo Plaza with a phrase opportunity is pie. No further context or details are provided to define event or subject.
A private detective activity near South Flores and Arsenal prompted a resident to call police, who arrived quickly and reassured anxious neighbors. The report also notes various local notices including upcoming dances, business moves, and a rise in Salado Creek hindering travel.
This morning in the Thirty seventh District Court three divorce actions were filed. Plaintiffs are G F Wenterlinge versus Elizabeth Wenterling Edith Hamilton versus A W Hamilton and Emiliano La Rosa versus Victoriano De La Rosa.
Traffic is resumed with the exception of lines south of Hamiltonburg as the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf road restores most trains. Limited service remains in the southern section pending repairs and schedules.
G R Ponder, vice president and general manager, remains at the front guiding reconstruction work. If rains hold off, the lines should be ready for transportation by week’s end. Columbus Day events proceed with a dance next Monday at Beethoven hall and day ceremonies by the Italo American Young Men's Club. Officers of the Texas British Association will be installed at Monroe hall with E W Mills presiding. A Yom Kippur meeting of the Jewish Literary Club features Meyer Scharlack discussing the day’s significance in modern Jewish life.
The charges against Lloyd Spencer Plaza Theater manager for crowding aisles and passageways were dismissed by Judge Lowther in Police Court. He expressed willingness to conform to the ordinance and to adopt seating arrangements to avoid obstructions during continuous performances. Fire Marshal MecNeel and Spencer will plan measures including officer placement and entrance chains to prevent future crowding.
Advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills boost strength and vitality for home keeping women. It alleges kidney and bladder illness cause sickness and that the pills invig orate the body, alleviate backache nerves and joint pain, and normalize bladder action with use at Fischer's Drug Store.
Notice to bidders for a three story reinforced concrete building for Mrs. Bertha Stumberg on W Commerce Street. Ernest P. Behtes, architect, advertisement.
A through train to Kerrville departed at 10 this morning carrying Kerrville district mail from San Antonio. After flood repairs between Cibolo bridge and Kerrville, the route is deemed safe. Mail and papers will now move full distance by rail, with auto pickup at Cibolo bridge, resuming daily service.
Dr J W Blosser of Atlanta Georgia promotes a catarrh remedy made from herbs flowers and seeds. The mail order pitch claims the smoking remedy delivers medicine directly to the head throat and nose and offers a free sample booklet for one dollar to cover about a month of use.
Mayor Brown proposes a free city labor bureau run with a department to match job seekers with employers. The plan would record applicants names residence age and work type and post a list for employers. He expects many workers with the bond issue and a central office to handle inquiries while delaying implementation until details are settled.
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as an honestly made medicine that quickly relieves suffering from weak kidneys and bladder issues. It claims to help nature build up excreting kidney tissue and restore normal action, urging readers to try them at Fischer's Drug Store.
Fat Sunday chicken dinner and supper advertised at the Riverside Restaurant urging patrons to dine there.
Dr W C Farmer will return from his Nits vacation around November first and resume practice according to advertisement notices.
The New York board of education dismissed Mrs Bright Peixotto a married woman teacher because she became a mother on April 7 The board ordered Superintendent Maxwell to study similar cases by January 1 The attorney for Mrs Peixotto said he would seek a Supreme Court writ to reinstate her The board says her recourse lies with the state commissioner of education under educational law Peixotto was suspended a fortnight after giving birth and had been absent since February 4.
Miss Pright Kelly 22 of Covington Ky died in a rollover on Indian hill road near Madisonville. Five others were injured including Brent Arnold Jr a Western Maryland railroad official Polk Laffon of South Covington Street Railway R D Meacham of Cincinnati Emily Woodall 24 Covington and Linnora Gooch 24 daughter of the late Congressman Gooch of Kentucky. Ms Kelly and Brent Arnold Jr were soon to be married with a wedding planned for next Wednesday.
Through S P McCawley of the Columbia Piano Company a remarkable instrument debuts at the Royal Theater. The ad highlights a one man operation with orchestra scale sound, noting 40 000 to 50 000 dollars in San Antonio business since November and inviting inquiries via T J Spain in Crockett and Columbia Piano Company in Yoakum Texas.
The Merry Countess, a major Strauss operetta with Gladys Unger book and Arthur Anderson lyrics, plays at the Grand Opera House Friday night through Sunday night with a strong Broadway pedigree and a large principal cast led by Mabel Baker.
An old-time home remedy using Sage Tea and Sulphur is sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy. The product claims to darken gray hair, stop dandruff and itching, prevent hair loss, and restore gloss and fullness after regular use.
At Wigwam No 1 on Alamo plaza the program features Ivanhoe with King Baggot and Leah Baird in a Scott adaptation shot on location. Backing features include The Clow and the Prima Donna starring Maurice Costello and The Hoodo a Biograph comedy.
The Columbia Piano Company of Yoakum installs a Rudolph Wurlitzer automatic orchestra in the Royal Theater. The 30 piece band sounds distinctly with a human pipe attached for quartet music. Sidney B. McCawley of the Columbia Piano Co installs the instrument, demonstrated by Professor Pete Laudeman of Cincinnati.
Four German commissioners studying penal institutions dined with publisher Herman Ridder in New York. The guests, August Plaschke Frederick Schlosser Heikmann and Paul Remhis, will tour U S prisons before attending a prison convention in Indianapolis.
Henry A. Johnston of L'Anse Michigan praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds. He notes its pleasant taste makes it suitable for children and claims it is a safe non opiate remedy available at Fischer's Drug Store.
San Antonio will be highlighted in a Colorado and Southern Railroad publicity booklet titled From Summit to Sea. Robert A. Turner arrived to collect material, with George Wathen organizing San Antonio content and furnishing fifteen local views. The 60 day publication plan aims for 25 000 copies nationwide to promote travel on the railroad system and connections.
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